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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
ages
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From this reading Thirty-three, thirty-one, and thirty were their respective ages.
alike
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From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
always
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From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
artlessly
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From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
betrayed
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
blue
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
bow
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From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
Brennan
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From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
Celtic
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
consisted
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From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
dozen
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
dressed
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From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
Dublin
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
Emily
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From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
eyes
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
family
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From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
father
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
girls
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From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
Gladys
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From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
gossip
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
heiresses
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
home
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
Hotel
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
joint
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
Kinvarra
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
known
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
magnified
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
month
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
mother
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
neck
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From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
noses
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
presence
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From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
property
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
proprietors
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
respective
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From this reading Thirty-three, thirty-one, and thirty were their respective ages.
returning
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
round
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From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
Shelbourne
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
shoe
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From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
small
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
snub
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
some
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
spend
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
ten
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Thirty-three, thirty-one, and thirty were their respective ages.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
thirty
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From this reading Thirty-three, thirty-one, and thirty were their respective ages.
thirty-one
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From this reading Thirty-three, thirty-one, and thirty were their respective ages.
Thirty-three
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From this reading Thirty-three, thirty-one, and thirty were their respective ages.
thousand
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
three
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From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
trousseau
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thirty-three, thirty-one, and thirty were their respective ages.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Gladys and Zoe always dressed alike, from the bow round the neck to the bow on the little shoe that they so artlessly with drew when in the presence of _gentlemen_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
year
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From this reading They were known as the heiresses of Kinvarra; snub noses and blue eyes betrayed their Celtic blood; and every year they went to spend a month at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, returning home with quite a little trousseau.
years
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From this reading Their father and mother, dead some ten or a dozen years, had left them joint proprietors of a small property that gossip had magnified to three thousand.
Zoe
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From this reading The Brennan family consisted of three girls--Gladys, Zoe, and Emily.
